Lorber's keyboard work appeared in the video game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. After Step by Step, he quoted Clive Davis as telling him, "We really want you to put more vocals on your records", which Lorber thought was a mistake. However, Lorber was not satisfied that he was being overtaken by a more vocal and R&B feel on his own albums, so he took a seven-year-long hiatus. Several singles from this period also appeared on the Billboard Dance charts. The song "Facts of Love" (featuring Karyn White) from the 1986 album Private Passion was his biggest chart hit, reaching No. The title track, written with Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters, rose to number 31 on the U.S. Later that year, he and the production duo of David Frank and Mic Murphy, otherwise known as The System, produced Step By Step. In 1984 he released his second solo album In the Heat of the Night and Jeff Lorber Fusion compilation album Lift Off. The Jeff Lorber Fusion's 1980 album, Wizard Island, introduced saxophonist Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, better known as Kenny G. Like his contemporaries, Lorber performed on multiple keyboard instruments, including piano, Rhodes piano, and analog synthesizers, often favoring the Minimoog and Sequential Circuits Prophet 5. These early albums showcased a funky sound influenced by other jazz fusion practitioners such as Herbie Hancock, Weather Report, and Return to Forever, the latter's Chick Corea appearing on several songs. Supported by a revolving cast of musicians, including drummer Dennis Bradford, he recorded five studio albums under this moniker. His first group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, released their self-titled debut album The Jeff Lorber Fusion in 1977 on Inner City Records. Jeff Lorber at Jazzy Days in Denmark 2018
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